The accident at Sainte-Dévote: Stirling Moss, (78) restarts his Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 but got a black flag for receiving outside help. Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday, Prix Monte Carlo, for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Grand Prix, Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix). The Aston engine of Parnell blows up in the Ste-Devote and aligns his car against the straw bales, Stagnoli brakes too hard and does a double spin. Moss, Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 and Manzon find an obstructed road, spin and end up against the poor Aston, then Hume spins and reverses into the pile. Fortunately nobody gets hurt.

Stirling Moss in his Jaguar C-Type (No. 78) navigates the Sainte-Dévote corner during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, run that year for sports cars. This photograph captures the aftermath of a major pile-up that blocked the road, with spectators crowding the balconies and rooftops of hotels like the Beau-Rivage to watch the scene unfold. Moss is seen restarting his car after spinning to avoid the initial incident, an action for which he would receive a black flag after accepting outside assistance.

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